NHL Injuries
Anaheim Ducks| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavel Mintyukov | D | 29 Oct | Out | |
| Jeff Malott | LW | 24 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Judd Caulfield | RW | 24 Oct | Injured Reserve | 22 Oct: Caulfield (personal) remains in Southern California and won't play Thursday versus the Devils, Zach Cavanagh of The Sporting Tribune reports. Per the NHL media site, Caulfield has also been designated a non-roster player. |
| Ian Moore | D | 8 Nov | Injured Reserve | 16 Oct: Head coach Joel Quenneville said Friday that Moore (lower body) is still "a ways from skating," Patrick Present of The Hockey News reports. |
| Ryan Poehling | C | 25 Nov | Injured Reserve | 13 Oct: Poehling (knee) is expected to miss 6-8 weeks with an MCL sprain. |
| Troy Terry | RW | 21 Nov | Injured Reserve | 30 Sep: Terry (hip) was moved from the non-roster list to long-term injured reserve Wednesday, Zach Cavanagh of The Sporting Tribune reports. |
Buffalo Sabres| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiri Kulich | C | 24 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Justin Danforth | RW | 24 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Sam Carrick | C | 24 Oct | Injured Reserve | |
| Alex Lyon | G | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 15 Oct: Lyon (upper body) had a setback in his recovery and is without a timeline to return, the team announced Thursday. |
| Matt Grzelcyk | D | 24 Oct | Injured Reserve | 13 Oct: Grzelcyk (lower body) suffered a "flare-up" and could be out for at least "a few days," head coach Lindy Ruff told Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News on Tuesday. |
| Conor Timmins | D | 24 Oct | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: Timmins (lower body) doesn't have a timeline for his return yet, according to Heather Engel of NHL.com on Tuesday. |
| Jack Rathbone | D | 24 Oct | Injured Reserve | 28 Sep: ir-nr |
Calgary Flames| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikael Backlund | C | 24 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Samuel Honzek | LW | 28 Oct | Injured Reserve | |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | LW | 2 Nov | Injured Reserve | 28 Sep: Huberdeau (hip) was placed on injured reserve Monday, per Pat Steinberg of QR Calgary 770 AM. |
Carolina Hurricanes| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Jankowski | C | 27 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Taylor Hall | LW | 7 Nov | Injured Reserve | |
| Jordan Staal | C | 3 Dec | Injured Reserve | |
| Alexander Nikishin | D | 1 Nov | Injured Reserve | 14 Oct: Nikishin (contract dispute) is on the Hurricanes' injured, non-roster list, per the NHL media site Wednesday. |
Chicago Blackhawks| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Mangiapane | LW | 23 Oct | Injured Reserve | 22 Oct: Mangiapane (lower body) is likely to be available to play Friday, but he probably won't be in the lineup, CHGO Blackhawks reports. |
| Bowen Byram | D | 23 Oct | Day-To-Day |
Colorado Avalanche| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Roy | C | 25 Oct | Out | 22 Oct: Roy (lower body) is expected to miss Friday's game against Tampa Bay, per Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now. |
| Zachary L'Heureux | LW | 7 Nov | Out | |
| Georgii Merkulov | C | 28 Oct | Injured Reserve | 28 Sep: Merkulov (undisclosed) was put on non-roster injured reserve Monday. |
Dallas Stars| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radek Faksa | C | 25 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Esa Lindell | D | 27 Oct | Out | |
| Oskar Back | C | 14 Nov | Injured Reserve | 16 Oct: Head coach Glen Gulutzan said Friday that Back broke his finger and will miss 4-6 weeks, Robert Tiffin of NHL.com reports. |
| Matt Duchene | C | 12 Jan | Injured Reserve | 12 Oct: Duchene will be out for approximately three months after undergoing surgery to repair a core injury, the team announced Monday. |
| Luke Krys | D | 25 Oct | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |
| Cameron Hughes | C | 25 Oct | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |
Detroit Red Wings| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniil Tarasov | G | 24 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| John Gibson | G | 24 Oct | Day-To-Day | 23 Oct: Gibson sustained an upper-body injury versus the Canucks on Thursday and is questionable to return to the game. |
| Simon Edvinsson | D | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 14 Oct: Edvinsson (contract dispute) is on the Red Wings' injured, non-roster list, per the NHL media site Wednesday. |
| Mason Appleton | C | 29 Oct | Injured Reserve | |
| Marco Kasper | C | 29 Oct | Injured Reserve | 6 Oct: Kasper (upper body) has been given a week-to-week timetable for return. |
Edmonton Oilers| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Levi | G | 26 Oct | Out | 23 Oct: Levi (undisclosed) isn't expected to be an option for Saturday's home game against Toronto, per Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton. |
| Mattias Ekholm | D | 31 Oct | Out | 23 Oct: Ekholm (undisclosed) will miss at least a week after getting injured versus the Hurricanes on Thursday, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports. |
| Jason Dickinson | C | 28 Oct | Injured Reserve | |
| Alec Regula | D | 24 Oct | Injured Reserve | 1 Oct: Regula (undisclosed) was designated for long-term injured reserve Thursday. |
| Matt Savoie | C | 24 Nov | Injured Reserve | 1 Oct: Savoie (lower body) was shifted to long-term injured reserve Thursday. |
| Frederik Andersen | G | 30 Dec | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: Andersen (knee) isn't expected back until "maybe" December, head coach Mike Babcock told NHL.com on Tuesday. |
| Mattias Janmark | C | 26 Oct | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: Janmark (undisclosed) does not have a timetable for his return from injury. |
| Atro Leppanen | D | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |
Florida Panthers| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustav Forsling | D | 25 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Jacob Markstrom | G | 4 Nov | Injured Reserve | |
| Brad Marchand | LW | 21 Nov | Injured Reserve | |
| Aleksander Barkov | C | 27 Nov | Injured Reserve | 6 Oct: Barkov (lower body) will be out for approximately 6-8 weeks, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports Tuesday. |
| Jonah Gadjovich | LW | 28 Nov | Injured Reserve | 17 Sep: Gadjovich (upper body) is out indefinitely, the team announced Thursday. |
Los Angeles Kings| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton Byfield | RW | 24 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Alex Turcotte | C | 26 Oct | Injured Reserve | |
| Jakub Dvorak | D | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 24 Sep: ir-nr |
| Jan Jenik | C | 24 Oct | Injured Reserve | 24 Sep: Jenik (undisclosed) was placed on non-roster injured reserve by Los Angeles on Thursday, per Zach Dooley of LA Kings Insider. |
| Kevin Fiala | LW | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 17 Sep: Fiala (lower leg fracture) is at least three weeks away from being ready to play, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports Thursday. |
Minnesota Wild| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim Shabanov | RW | 24 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Filip Gustavsson | G | 19 Nov | Injured Reserve | 18 Oct: Head coach John Hynes said Sunday that Gustavsson (hip) is slated to miss at least another month, Dylan Loucks of The Hockey News reports. |
| Marcus Foligno | LW | 29 Oct | Injured Reserve | |
| Nick Foligno | LW | 29 Oct | Injured Reserve | |
| Brock Faber | D | 3 Nov | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: Faber underwent a procedure to repair his fractured skull and is without a timetable to return, per Michael Russo of The Athletic. |
Montreal Canadiens| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Suzuki | C | 18 Nov | Out | |
| Florian Xhekaj | LW | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 17 Oct: Xhekaj (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site. |
| Sam Montembeault | G | 25 Oct | Injured Reserve | |
| Ivan Demidov | RW | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 6 Oct: Demidov (lower body) was placed on injured reserve by the Canadiens on Tuesday, per the NHL media site. |
| Bryce Pickford | D | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |
| Lucas Condotta | LW | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |
New Jersey Devils| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Hellebuyck | G | 24 Oct | Day-To-Day | 23 Oct: Hellebuyck was traded to the Devils from the Jets on Friday, Darren Dreger of TSN reports. |
| Seamus Casey | D | 21 Nov | Injured Reserve | 2 Oct: Casey will be out of action for 6-8 weeks after undergoing a knee procedure, Kristy Flannery of The Hockey News reports Friday. |
New York Islanders| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calum Ritchie | C | 1 Dec | Out | 19 Oct: Ritchie (lower body) will be out of action for 4-6 weeks, the team announced Monday. |
| Matias Maccelli | LW | 17 Nov | Out | 19 Oct: Maccelli (lower body) will miss the next 2-4 weeks, the team announced Monday. |
| Alexander Romanov | D | 8 Apr | Injured Reserve | |
| Mathew Barzal | C | 7 Nov | Injured Reserve | 15 Oct: Barzal (knee) will not join the Islanders for their two-game road trip, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports Thursday. |
New York Rangers| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eeli Tolvanen | RW | 24 Oct | Day-To-Day | 23 Oct: Tolvanen didn't participate in Friday's practice session due to personal reasons, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports. |
| Igor Shesterkin | G | 15 Sep | Injured Reserve | 11 Oct: Shesterkin will require surgery and a lengthy rehab process to address his season-ending right knee injury, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports Sunday. |
| Joe Veleno | C | 3 Jan | Injured Reserve | 10 Oct: Veleno (lower body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Saturday, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports. |
| Joonas Korpisalo | G | 9 Nov | Injured Reserve | 10 Oct: Korpisalo (lower body) will miss at least four more weeks, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet on Saturday. |
| Aidan Thompson | C | 26 Oct | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |
| Adam Sykora | LW | 25 Jan | Injured Reserve |
Ottawa Senators| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linus Ullmark | G | 29 Oct | Injured Reserve | 22 Oct: Ullmark (lower body) is expected to miss the next 1-2 weeks, Claire Hanna of TSN reports Thursday. |
| Thomas Chabot | D | 27 Oct | Out | |
| William Eklund | LW | 5 Jan | Injured Reserve | 15 Oct: Eklund had surgery to repair a torn ankle tendon and will be out 10-12 weeks, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports Thursday. |
| Kurtis MacDermid | LW | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 28 Sep: MacDermid (upper body) was moved to the injured non-roster list Monday. |
Philadelphia Flyers| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam York | D | 24 Oct | Injured Reserve | 23 Oct: Head coach Rick Tocchet said Friday that he isn't sure whether York (upper body) will be able to suit up Saturday against the Ducks, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports. |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | 24 Oct | Injured Reserve | 23 Oct: Head coach Rick Tocchet said Friday that Ristolainen (upper body) is a possibility for Saturday's game against the Ducks, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports. |
| Owen Tippett | RW | 27 Oct | Injured Reserve | 19 Oct: Tippett (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Monday, per the NHL media site. |
| Travis Konecny | RW | 27 Oct | Injured Reserve | 11 Oct: Konecny (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Sunday, according to the NHL media site. |
| Nikita Grebenkin | RW | 13 Feb | Injured Reserve | 10 Oct: Grebenkin (back) underwent successful surgery and is expected to miss at least four months. |
Pittsburgh Penguins| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evgeni Malkin | C | 24 Oct | Day-To-Day | 23 Oct: Malkin didn't participate in Friday's practice session due to an illness. |
| Samuel Girard | D | 24 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Egor Chinakhov | RW | 24 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Bryan Rust | RW | 5 Dec | Injured Reserve | 22 Oct: Rust (lower body) will be re-evaluated in six weeks, Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site reports Thursday. |
| Ben Kindel | C | 29 Oct | Injured Reserve | 22 Oct: Kindel (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Thursday. |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | 29 Oct | Injured Reserve | |
| Justin Brazeau | RW | 29 Oct | Injured Reserve | 27 Sep: Brazeau (lower body) was placed on injured reserve by the Penguins on Sunday. |
| Ryan Graves | D | 24 Oct | Injured Reserve | 27 Sep: Graves (lower body) is out indefinitely and was placed on injured reserve Sunday. |
San Jose Sharks| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Chernyshov | LW | 27 Oct | Out | |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | 9 Nov | Out | |
| Quentin Musty | LW | 1 Dec | Injured Reserve | 28 Sep: Musty (upper body) was put on non-roster injured reserve Monday, according to Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News. |
| Kyle Keyser | G | 1 Dec | Injured Reserve | 28 Sep: Keyser (upper body) was placed on non-roster injured reserve by the Sharks on Monday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports. |
Seattle Kraken| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Melanson | RW | 1 Dec | Injured Reserve | 10 Oct: Melanson's upper-body injury was diagnosed Saturday as an anterior mediastinum hematoma with vascular pseudo aneurysm. He will continue to be evaluated and is out indefinitely. |
| Ryan Lindgren | D | 19 Nov | Injured Reserve | 8 Oct: Lindgren (upper body) was placed on injured reserve by the Kraken on Thursday and is expected to miss four to six weeks. |
| Jake O'Brien | C | 24 Oct | Injured Reserve | 1 Oct: O'Brien (lower body) was placed on non-roster injured reserve Wednesday. |
St. Louis Blues| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Johnston | LW | 24 Oct | Injured Reserve | |
| Torey Krug | D | 1 Jul | Injured Reserve | 13 Oct: Krug (ankle) was placed on long-term injured reserve by the Blues on Monday, per PuckPedia. |
| Dillon Dube | C | 4 Dec | Injured Reserve | |
| Alexey Toropchenko | RW | 14 Nov | Injured Reserve | |
| Tyler Tucker | D | 12 Nov | Injured Reserve | 30 Sep: Tucker had arthroscopic knee surgery and will be re-assessed in six weeks, the team announced Wednesday. |
| Logan Mailloux | D | 25 Nov | Injured Reserve |
Tampa Bay Lightning| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yanni Gourde | C | 2 Dec | Injured Reserve | 28 Sep: Gourde (hip) was placed on the injured non-roster list Monday. |
Toronto Maple Leafs| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Blankenburg | D | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 23 Oct: Blankenburg (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve by the Maple Leafs on Friday, David Alter of The Hockey News reports. |
| Marshall Rifai | D | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | |
| John Tavares | C | 27 Nov | Injured Reserve | |
| Dakota Joshua | C | 24 Oct | Injured Reserve | 17 Oct: Joshua (abdomen) was sent to AHL Toronto on Friday for a conditioning stint. |
| Miles Wood | LW | 26 Oct | Injured Reserve | |
| Chris Tanev | D | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 15 Oct: The Maple Leafs announced Thursday that Tanev (lower body) is considered week-to-week, Mark Masters of TSN reports. |
| Max Domi | C | 21 Nov | Injured Reserve | 30 Sep: Domi (back) was transferred from the non-roster list to long-term injured reserve Wednesday, per PuckPedia. |
| Cade Webber | D | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |
| Elvis Merzlikins | G | 30 Mar | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: Merzlikins is expected to miss 4-6 months to begin the 2026-27 regular season while recovering from a shoulder injury, per Luke Fox of Sportsnet. |
| William Villeneuve | D | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |
Utah Mammoth| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Marino | D | 24 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Michael Carcone | LW | 1 Nov | Injured Reserve | 20 Oct: Carcone (upper body) was placed on injured reserve by the Mammoth on Tuesday. |
| Maveric Lamoureux | D | 12 Feb | Injured Reserve |
Vancouver Canucks| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Thompson | D | 31 Oct | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |
| Akil Thomas | C | 9 Nov | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |
| Mackenzie MacEachern | LW | 25 Oct | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |
| Thatcher Demko | G | 21 Dec | Injured Reserve | 28 Sep: Co-president of hockey operations Henrik Sedin said Monday that he hopes Demko (hip) will be ready to return before Christmas, Kevin Woodley of NHL.com reports. |
Vegas Golden Knights| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Marner | RW | 24 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Parker Wotherspoon | D | 8 Nov | Injured Reserve |
Washington Capitals| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Desharnais | D | 5 Dec | Out | 23 Oct: Desharnais underwent a successful appendectomy surgery Thursday and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks. |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | LW | 24 Oct | Injured Reserve | 21 Oct: Dubois (illness) skated Wednesday in a regular jersey and appears to be on track to return to game action Saturday against the Sabres, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports. |
| Logan Thompson | G | 24 Oct | Day-To-Day | 21 Oct: Thompson won't practice Wednesday and is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury ahead of Saturday's clash with the Sabres, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports. |
| Justin Sourdif | RW | 24 Oct | Day-To-Day | |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | 26 Dec | Injured Reserve | 12 Oct: Sandin (knee) was placed on long-term injured reserve Monday. |
| Patrick Thomas | C | 24 Oct | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |
Winnipeg Jets| NAME | POS | EST. RETURN DATE | STATUS | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladislav Namestnikov | C | 30 Oct | Injured Reserve | |
| Nick Bjugstad | C | 11 Mar | Injured Reserve | 23 Oct: Bjugstad (pectoral), Dawson Mercer, Nico Daws, Alexander Command and a pair of draft picks were traded to the Jets from the Devils on Friday in exchange for Connor Hellebuyck. |
| Nino Niederreiter | RW | 25 Oct | Day-To-Day | 23 Oct: Niederreiter left Thursday's game versus the Stars after taking a stick up high, and there was no update on his status after the contest, Robert Tiffin of NHL.com reports. |
| Josh Morrissey | D | 1 Nov | Injured Reserve | 19 Oct: Morrissey (wrist) was placed on injured reserve Monday. |
| Garrett Brown | C | 30 Oct | Injured Reserve | 29 Sep: ir-nr |